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词组 things that go bump in the night
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idiomthings that go bump in the nighta humorous expression meaning things that frighten you, especially at night, because you cannot explain them:Allowing children to handle bats is a good way to conquer their fear of things that go bump in the night.Check out the things that go bump in the night, if you dare, in the Haunted House at the Saratoga Festival Park.

things that go bump in the night

Frightful, deadly, and usually supernatural things or events that one imagines in the dark of night. When I was a kid, I hated staying in my grandparents' spooky old house because I was always kept awake by thoughts of ghosts, axe murderers, and other things that go bump in the night.

things that go bump in the night

ghosts; supernatural beings. informal
This expression comes from The Cornish or West Country Litany : ‘From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggety beasties And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord deliver us!’ The phrase is used as a humorous way of referring to nocturnal disturbances of all sorts.

ˌthings that go ˌbump in the ˈnight

(informal, humorous) strange or frightening noises, or things that cannot be explained by science: I don’t believe in ghosts or spirits, or things that go bump in the night.
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